WASHINGTON —

Widespread furloughs are underway at the federal agency charged with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile. It's the latest fallout from the government shutdown, now in its 20th day with no end in sight . Advertisement

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the National Nuclear Security Administration has never had to furlough workers before, but some were told to stay home starting on Monday.

"This work is critical. The humans working on it are critical. We need to open the federal government as quickly as we can," Wright said during a visit to Nevada National Security Site, where dozens of workers have been furloughed.

"This should not happen, but this was as long as we could stretch the funding for the federal workers. We were able to do some gymnastics and stretch it fu

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